[DeTomaso] Climate Bag
Charles McCall
charlesmccall at gmail.com
Wed Feb 4 05:31:37 EST 2015
Question - at what point is too Little humidity a bad thing? When will the
leather begin to dry and crack, and Wood, if your dash has it? Rubber
hoses? I imagine that a certain amount of humidity keeps things flexible
and prevents cracking
On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Andy May <andymay24 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I too was wondering why you wouldn't just do that too.... Johnny does
> like a spot of engineering though :-)
>
> On Feb 4, 2015 4:50 AM, <[1]MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/3/15 12 13 52, [2]andymay24 at gmail.com writes:
> Yes, I certainly would not want to be doing it for a weekend - its
> really
> designed for seasonal use.
> >>>Andy, he didn't say 'weekend'.A He said 'week and...'
> Yes, it takes some time to put the car into and out of the cocoon,
> but if you're taking it out and then driving it every day for a week
> before parking it for several weeks or months, it's not
> unreasonable.
> FWIW, Johnny Woods balked at the high cost of a "Carcoon" in the UK
> so he made his own.A His old workshop was something straight out of
> a Dickens novel; it was in the basement of an 18th century
> tannery.A It was perpetually dark and dank, and any bare metal left
> exposed would literally rust in minutes.
> He made a lightweight balsawood rectangle larger than the car, and
> then a light framework that reaches a peak in the middle, and
> covered it with heavy clear PVC plastic.A He put a rubber seal all
> the way around the bottom framework.A He then rigged up a pulley
> apparatus overhead, ran a rope from the top of the 'tent' through
> the pulley and then down to an old Jaguar windshield wiper motor he
> affixed to the wall.A Powered by a 12V inverter, with the flip of a
> switch, the whole affair lifted up and was suspended over the car.
> Now, what about the humidity?A Well, at first he just got a
> standard dehumidifier, set it up outside the tent, with the inlet
> hose inside with the car, and piping to the outside for the water
> that was removed from the air.A But then he got REALLY clever. You
> see, the dehumidifier has an air exhaust as well as an inlet.A So,
> he rigged up a long length of hose and ran the exhaust air back
> INSIDE the tent.A In this way, the air was circulated again and
> again and again, getting moisture pulled out of it with each pass
> through the machine.
> He got a humidity gauge and measured the ultimate dryness achieved
> by this method, then on his next trip to the USA, he measured the
> air in Death Valley in the late springtime.A His bubble had lower
> humidity!
> So, with just a few dollars spent plus a bit of cleverness, you can
> really take care of your car if it's in a humid environment.A Even
> if you're not willing to manufacture your own tent, the trick of
> circulating dehumidified air around and around and not allowing
> ambient air into the cocoon is a very good idea!
> Mike
>
> References
>
> 1. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
> 2. mailto:andymay24 at gmail.com
>
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Question - at what point is too Little humidity a bad thing? When will
the leather begin to dry and crack, and Wood, if your dash has
it?A Rubber hoses? I imagine that a certain amount of humidity keeps
things flexible and prevents cracking
On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Andy May <[1]andymay24 at gmail.com>
wrote:
A A I too was wondering why you wouldn't just do that too....
Johnny does
A A like a spot of engineering though :-)
A A On Feb 4, 2015 4:50 AM, <[1][2]MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
A A A In a message dated 2/3/15 12 13 52,
[2][3]andymay24 at gmail.com writes:
A A A Yes, I certainly would not want to be doing it for a weekend
- its
A A A really
A A A designed for seasonal use.
A A A >>>Andy, he didn't say 'weekend'.AA He said 'week and...'
A A A Yes, it takes some time to put the car into and out of the
cocoon,
A A A but if you're taking it out and then driving it every day
for a week
A A A before parking it for several weeks or months, it's not
A A A unreasonable.
A A A FWIW, Johnny Woods balked at the high cost of a "Carcoon" in
the UK
A A A so he made his own.AA His old workshop was something
straight out of
A A A a Dickens novel; it was in the basement of an 18th century
A A A tannery.AA It was perpetually dark and dank, and any bare
metal left
A A A exposed would literally rust in minutes.
A A A He made a lightweight balsawood rectangle larger than the
car, and
A A A then a light framework that reaches a peak in the middle,
and
A A A covered it with heavy clear PVC plastic.AA He put a rubber
seal all
A A A the way around the bottom framework.AA He then rigged up a
pulley
A A A apparatus overhead, ran a rope from the top of the 'tent'
through
A A A the pulley and then down to an old Jaguar windshield wiper
motor he
A A A affixed to the wall.AA Powered by a 12V inverter, with the
flip of a
A A A switch, the whole affair lifted up and was suspended over
the car.
A A A Now, what about the humidity?AA Well, at first he just got
a
A A A standard dehumidifier, set it up outside the tent, with the
inlet
A A A hose inside with the car, and piping to the outside for the
water
A A A that was removed from the air.AA But then he got REALLY
clever. You
A A A see, the dehumidifier has an air exhaust as well as an
inlet.AA So,
A A A he rigged up a long length of hose and ran the exhaust air
back
A A A INSIDE the tent.AA In this way, the air was circulated
again and
A A A again and again, getting moisture pulled out of it with each
pass
A A A through the machine.
A A A He got a humidity gauge and measured the ultimate dryness
achieved
A A A by this method, then on his next trip to the USA, he
measured the
A A A air in Death Valley in the late springtime.AA His bubble
had lower
A A A humidity!
A A A So, with just a few dollars spent plus a bit of cleverness,
you can
A A A really take care of your car if it's in a humid
environment.AA Even
A A A if you're not willing to manufacture your own tent, the
trick of
A A A circulating dehumidified air around and around and not
allowing
A A A ambient air into the cocoon is a very good idea!
A A A Mike
References
A A 1. mailto:[4]MikeLDrew at aol.com
A A 2. mailto:[5]andymay24 at gmail.com
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